Originally Posted by KBcobra;12759864
Core i3 and the i5 600 series are basically the same cpu. i5 are at higher multipliers and have turbo.

I realize that. The link Partol posted compares a stock i5 670 to a stock i3 2100. An i5 670 or i3 530 @4.4GHz will best a stock i5 670 considerably (obviously). I was comparing the stock i5 and overclocked i3 because the OP is asking about i3s, not i5s.

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Originally Posted by onoz;12759531
Will Intel ever release a K version of their Sandy Bridge i3?